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| HER Number: | MDV76892 |
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| Name: | Old Didworthy Farm, South Brent |
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Summary
Historic farmstead included in Dartmoor National Park Authority survey. Documentary evidence confirms a 17th century date for the farmstead but it may prove to be much earlier in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 622 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Robinson, R., 1978, Didworthy Farm, South Brent parish checklist (Worksheet). SDV160160.
Possibilty of an earlier origin for the farmstead indicated in the parish checklist - may even be Saxon in origin.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005, HF056 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 12/02/2004.
Gent, T., 2008, Archaeological monitoring of the SWW Buckfastleigh Trunk Main at Shipley Bridge, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV349827.
Finds from this pipeline excavation indicate the presence of a medieval settlement which if the farmstead was the source, might indicate an earlier date than the 17th century.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160160 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Didworthy Farm, South Brent parish checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. Unknown. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #103878 ] |
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| SDV344545 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2003 - 2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. HF056. |
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| SDV349827 | Report - Watching Brief: Gent, T.. 2008. Archaeological monitoring of the SWW Buckfastleigh Trunk Main at Shipley Bridge, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 08.15. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13319 | Parent of: Didworthy Farmhouse, South Brent (Building) |
| MDV102521 | Related to: Site of a possible Medieval settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 18 2020 3:59PM |
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